37signals vs n8n - Workflow Automation

37signals (HEY! It's in Basecamp!) and n8n - Workflow Automation (Free and open fair-code licensed node based Workflow Automation Tool.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

n8n - Workflow Automation (rank #82) holds a narrow lead over 37signals (rank #122) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (57 vs 54). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), 37signals is ahead of n8n - Workflow Automation. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), n8n - Workflow Automation is clearly ahead of 37signals. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), 37signals is slightly ahead of n8n - Workflow Automation. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), 37signals is ahead of n8n - Workflow Automation. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), n8n - Workflow Automation is ahead of 37signals.

37signals carries 113,857 GitHub stars across 236 public repos, with 48 repositories active in the last 90 days and 298 external contributors on record. n8n - Workflow Automation shows 216,785 stars across 45 public repos, 15 active in the last 90 days and 155 external contributors.

37signals is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. n8n - Workflow Automation looks better where education is the deciding factor. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.